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Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest
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 AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:10 GMT
| Investigators seek motive in 3 slayings in Mexico
(AP)
 AP - The two families climbed into white SUVs and almost simultaneously left the children's birthday party put on by the U.S. consulate. One headed deeper into one of the world's most dangerous cities, the other toward a bridge to El Paso, one of America's safest.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:21 GMT
| Analysis: Socialists try to keep dominance
(AP)
 AP - Fresh with a first-place showing in round one of regional elections over President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing UMP party, France's Socialists now have a week of deal-making with rival leftist parties to try to secure dominance in the upcoming runoff — and 2 1/2 years to transform its regional success into victory in the 2012 presidential vote.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:28 GMT
| Irish Catholic leader won't quit for abuse coverup
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AP - Ireland's senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Sean Brady, said Monday he would not resign despite admitting he helped the church collect evidence against a child-molesting priest — and never told police about the crimes.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:42:27 GMT
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NCAA selection chairman defends field (AP)
The coaches handled the snubs with class. The pundits weren't nearly as kind. And not surprisingly, the man responsible for what is widely regarded as one of the worst NCAA tournament at-large fields ever defended the decisions and predicted another fantastic version of March Madness. "When I reflect back, I feel good about the work we did and the field we put out there," Dan Guerrero,...
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:40:09 PDT
| Report: Phils float Howard-Pujols deal (AP)
Albert Pujols for Ryan Howard? Let's just say the MVP sluggers don't plan to pack their bags anytime soon. Talk of a megatrade kept baseball buzzing Monday following an ESPN report the Philadelphia Phillies were thinking about asking the St. Louis Cardinals if they'd like to swap star first basemen.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:06:05 PDT
| Iowa fires Lickliter after 3 seasons (AP)
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta saw the Hawkeyes rack up loss after loss in an often half-empty arena and decided he'd seen enough. Even though coach Todd Lickliter was at Iowa for only three seasons, Barta felt he couldn't afford to bring him back for a fourth. The Hawkeyes fired Lickliter on Monday, ending a brief and disappointing tenure that included three losing seasons in a row and...
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:22 PDT
| Beckham sidelined for about 6 months (AP)
David Beckham's left Achilles' tendon was "totally torn," and the doctor who performed the surgery said the England midfielder is expected to be out of action for about six months. Dr. Sakari Orava said the 34-year-old Beckham was expected to recover well from the injury but was all but certain to miss the World Cup in South Africa in June.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:33 PDT
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Eurozone readies possible bailout for Greece
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 AP - Eurozone finance ministers agreed Monday to offer financial help for Greece — likely in the form of bilateral loans — but refused to give details until European Union leaders make a final decision on the potential bailout.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:15:18 GMT
| Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius
(AP)
 AP - Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car's gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:10 GMT
| Pay czar limits exec pay at still-struggling GMAC
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AP - The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting 2010 compensation for top executives at GMAC Inc. because the auto finance giant continues to lose money and can't yet repay its $16.3 billion taxpayer bailout, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:41:10 GMT
| 9 bailed-out banks report declines in new lending
(AP)
AP - The Treasury Department says new lending plummeted in January at the nine largest banks that have yet to repay their taxpayer bailouts.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:18:41 GMT
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Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest
(AP)
AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:10 GMT
| Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius
(AP)
AP - Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car's gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:10 GMT
| U.S. history textbooks could soon be flavored heavily with Texas conservatism
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - The nation’s public school curriculum may be in for a Texas-sized overhaul, if the Lone Star state’s influential recommendations for changes to social studies, economics and history textbooks are fully ratified later this spring. Last Friday, in a 10-to-5 vote split right down party lines, the Texas State Board of Education approved some controversial right-leaning alterations to what most students in the state—and by extension, in much of the rest of the country—will be studying as received historical and social-scientific wisdom. After a public comment period, the board will vote on final recommendations in May.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:17:46 GMT
| Dems start countdown toward health care vote
(AP)
 AP - House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama's fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked the votes needed to pass.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:05:01 GMT
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